Ahead of International Roma day on Saturday 8 April 2017, First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, and Commissioners Marianne Thyssen, Vĕra Jourová and Corina Creţu have made a statement.

In the statement, they stress that equal treatment and fundamental rights are the corner stones of the European Union. However, the 6 million Roma living in the EU are still being discriminated against and marginalised.

Hence, the Commissioners express their determination to continue to fight anti-gypsyism and to push for the full integration of Roma in all EU societies and countries.

The full statement can be found here.

For more information:

Full statement

EU Roma policy

2016 Council conclusions on Roma Integration

Press release: annual report on Roma integration strategies (June 2016)

Factsheet: Progress made by EU Member States in Roma Integration